Having a Go at the Kaiser: A Welsh Family at War

By Gethin Matthews

Based on more than a hundred letters sent home by three Swansea brothers during the First World War, Having a Go at the Kaiser helps us to comprehend how drafted soldiers understood their role, their position, and their choices. Gethin Matthews provides a picture of what the brothers thought and how their ideas evolved on a range of issues as the war was being waged. Presenting a detailed family conversation from 1916 to 1918, these letters reveal some of the contemporary norms of Welsh society and dealing with such issues as identity, masculinity, and duty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786833476
• ISBN13: 9781786833471
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"